Recognised as Colour
#BD8CC9
- #BD8CC9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD8CC9 is a violet with RGB values 189, 140, 201 and HSL 288°, 36%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BD8CC9#BD8CC9
HEX#BD8CC9
RGBrgb(189, 140, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.549, 0.7882
RGB percentages74.1%, 54.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(288.2, 36.1%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 30.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK6%, 30.3%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,422,345
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8CC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#427336
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98C98C
Analogous#9F8CC9, #C98CB6
Triadic#C9BD8C, #8CC9BD
Split complementary#B6C98C, #8CC99F
Tetradic#C99F8C, #98C98C, #8CB6C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G140
B201
Red189 (74.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue288.2°
Saturation (HSL)36.09%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 8C · B C9
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